In September 2009, starting III Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. It will be called «the deletion». Organizers have not yet disclose the names of participants, but said that the Biennale will not exactly Jeff Koons and Hirst Demiena

III Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art will be called «Against exception», which would emphasize its open and international character. It was reported Biennale curator Jean-Hubert Martin (Jean-Hubert Martin).

According to preliminary data, the Biennale will start in between 24 and 28 September 2009. Ground for its conduct will be approved in a month or two. Perhaps this will be the Center of Contemporary Culture «garage», but it is not the only challenger. According to the OPENSPACE.RU, more than seriously considering the option of «Red October».

It is possible that the Biennale will take place at several sites at once, but this option may go contrary to the plans of the curator, who wants the bulk of «Against exception» is a large-scale exhibition.

names of artists who will participate in the Biennale, the organizers have not yet disclose, but knows what exactly will be: Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons) and Demiena Hurst (Damien Hirst).

Biennale will not be subject, as Martin does not intend to restrict the freedom of creativity of its participants. Its name - «Against exception» - reflects plans to show at the Biennale curator as much as possible non-standard work and art direction, poorly known in Russia.

In this regard, at the Moscow Biennale of expected large number of works from such regions as Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Oceania and New Zealand. Martin expressed his desire to show, even in Russia of Australian Aboriginal art, which, in his opinion, is far more relevant and even political in nature than thought.

Jean-Hubert Martin (b. 1944) - one of the most famous museum curators of today. He led several major museums in France, including the Pompidou Center, as well as the Dusseldorf Art Palace (Museum Kunst Palast), the Bern Art Gallery (Kunsthalle Bern). In the 2007-m MARTIN, organized at the Venice Biennale exhibition Arttempo, which was a tremendous success.

Martin has long been interested in the arts of cultures that are exotic to Europeans. Among the museums in Paris, which he conducted included the Museum of Art in Africa and Oceania, and the Lyon Biennale, which he supervised in 2000, was named «The separation of exotic».

Source: openspace.ru